Well, which is it? Strat, Tele or LP?

Someone should just make a TeleSratoPaul model... hollowbody variant too.

Les paul/tele: we’re the best Strat: whammy bar

I use a strat for a few reasons 1.) It was my first electric 2.) I think it looks the best 3.) It just *_~melts~_* into my body when i play

I never thought the Tele would sound so great. It honestly sounds the best here no doubt.

man theres not a better sound than an overdriven telecaster. for lack of a better word it's utterly gorgeous

Eugene Martone defeated Jack Butler with a Telecaster

It's really hard to decide between these three. They all have iconic tones and history but I'd say the telecaster is the most versatile and reliable of the three, and that bridge pickup with overdrive is pure single coil magic

Please tell me I’m not the only one who even after watching this has no clue which one they like more because they’re all so amazing

No winner! Having all three is a MUST...

Honestly they all sound amazing; it’s like trying to pick a favorite child.

I'm in love with a mix of the Tele and the Les Paul. Those two can balance each other out so well.

“Strat vs Tele vs Les Paul“ SG: You underestimate my power!

Jimmy page had the world buying Les Paul’s when it was telecasters doing all the work on the first 2 albums

2:27 That Tele REALLY surprised me. Holy crap! That was the best sound on this video period.

2:27 Absolutely beautiful. That lick is amazing man.

thank you for this....on a side note, love your studio and the look of your room....looks warm, inviting and purposeful!

Les Paul: smooth and warm Strat: loose and spanky Tele: tight and chimey

Tyler: “Obviously, the Telecaster is built for country music.” John 5: “dafuq…hold my beer”

Bro you are TALENTED how comfortable you are switching up genres like that. And dope collection btw

After having all three types for a long time I settled with Jazzmaster - everything I love in electric guitars and more!

I owned a Strat and tele. Then I bought a les paul. Needless to say, I love the LP, it has inspired a different side of my playing. I never quite found it with the other 2. It’s a transcendent experience to say the least. I respect all 3. But I love the LP

You can give an argument for any one of them and receive an argument for the other two. All three are absolute icons.

All 3 sonically sound great in their own ways. Side note: I love how your Strat looks with the natural wood grain. Never seen that before. It's beautiful.

Never heard of such a great video idea, no way anyone but you could come up with it. Legend.

Telecaster, Nick Jonas was the first guitar player to bring me to tears.

Everyone has their favorite. However this video further convinced me that I need to have more diversity in my collection. There are just certain sounds that certain guitars achieve way better than others. BTW, I’m a Les Paul lover

Dude. I love watching your videos when baked. I just vibe with the music you play. Alllll the love bigdog ❤

I use my 2002 American Tele Plus, as both a canoe paddle in the summer, and a snow shovel in the winter here in Upstate New York. It only goes out of tune with the temperature changes. Sounds great year ‘round. I also hammered nails with it while building my garage. It’ll never break!

The neck and middle pickups on a strat working together is IT.

At the end I expected “…and now one to rule them all, PRS”

All three are awesome. I've been playing them all for years and I feel like you can use any of them for anything at all. There are a million sounds in all of them.

Your playing is godlike!! So much emotions in it

I love how different guitars will take you into different musical directions. Cool to hear guitar to guitar..I can see wanting all 3 however this further solidified my love for the Stratocaster. Great job as usual dude thanks!

The Tele is the most versatile. Tons of recordings you think were on an LP or Strat were on a Tele, Broadcaster, Nocaster or Esquire. A good one will play anything well in my opinion.

a high quality tele is probably the only electric guitar you'll ever need ... diggin this one especially. the black pick guard looks so cool as well.

It’s no surprise I ended up with one of each of these fantastic guitars. They all sound amazing and do their own thing

When i listen the clean single coil sound of a Stratocaster i fall in love everytime🥰

I've been waiting years for this video!

Being fortunate enough to own a few of all three, I have to say that there is no clear “winner”, since each of them can really play any musical style very well. It’s a matter of what feels best in your hands and inspires the music. Great overview on them! Keep shredding, Tyler!

They’re all amazing, the war around them should stop, just choose whichever you wanna use

That prog section needs to be made into a full song, please make it happen. Edit: throw in one minute solo using your custom PRS, you are one of the most technically proficient guitarist on KZfaq. Respect.

Great vid as always sir. I have a Player Nashville, learning to play and having fun.

I never paid attention to the tele. Now, I love it. Wow does it sound out of this world!

Just about every Charvel, Jackson, Ibanez player would like a word with you about what shreds more.

For me it’s the Telecaster! You can have every type of pickup in the guitar to change up the voicing and it can take it! Great across all genres and fits my name Cath plus telecaster = TeleCathster!

The strat will always always always be my favorite guitar. Grew up playing it, and still play it to this day. Will never love anything more. It has such a familiar and comforting sound, and is so comfortable to play because I’m so used to it.

They are kings. But if I have to choose one, the Strat. The most iconic.

Tele = GOAT. Gets the stratty sounds I like and BARKs raunchier than a LP

I really like the tone of the telecaster. I have just put hot rails in my telecaster and it sounds wonderful!

As a wise man once said a Telecaster can do a pretty good approximation of most other guitars but no other guitar can do a Telecaster!

All guitars are great. Personally I fell in love with Telecaster Custom with WideRange hum's - this pickups are sounding great in shoegaze and with tonns of reverb with theirs specific emptiness😍they are made a incredible cold tone

God, they’re all so good! My personal favorite guitar tone (besides Eric Johnson’s live in Austin TX strat sound) is the snappy, clean(ish) tone I’ve only ever heard come out of a tele!

This video is great thank you, a lot of videos that do comparisons between guitars will often play totally different riffs on them, which in my opinion just turns the video into "what riff did you prefer."

You explained the 3 differences so well. Also your living room is a gem! James Deagle

A Tele is all I need. IMO, it's the most versatile of the lot- there's a reason it's a favourite among session guitarists. It can do everything from hard rock/metal (Status Quo anyone?) to Blues (Roy Buchanan) to Country (take your pick) to Jazz (Ed Bickert- master of the Jazz Telecaster). The original solid body electric, and still the best!

I'm a massive Strat fan myself. I'm always loved the feel and comfort of a Strat, and the tonal versatility is something to behold. I own two strats, a Squier and a Fender Player HSS Strat, and both of them are an absolute joy to play. My Squier Strat is more of a jamming instrument than anything else, I'll usually play it when practicing or warming up. My Fender Strat is a workhorse for a fact. I'm a metalhead first and foremost, and my Fender handles that easily, while also letting me switch to a softer, bluesier sound just witha pickup switch and roll of the volume knob. Really the only thing missing from making it perfect for me is a non-locking floating bridge of some kind, and then it's my dream guitar. Love my Strats, both of them, and literally every other guitar I own with only 2 exceptions have the Strat Shape.

Recently bought a telecaster. Was looking for a strat or tele... Came across the charvel brand in brand new condition on Facebook market.. man I fell in love. Those fluence pick ups are insane.

Out of your 3 guitars, I think the strat was the most unique sounding, the LP and the tele sound great but very much like other LPs and teles out there, but there was something about your strat's tone that made it stand out compared to other strats that I've heard, it just made me go "ooh, that's nice..."

The Les Paul is used on most of my favorite sounding classic rock / hard rock music albums. The super strat in the form of a Jackson Soloist, is on most of my favorite 80’s metal albums.

The tele is the most versatile, the strat has the best playability & the les paul is the heaviest.

Great video Thank You. I learn so much from you. THNKS again.

There are guitarists who sound great with a Les Paul, others with a Tele and others with a Strat. ONLY Gary Moore could make all three sound the best at any point.

I´m impressed with the shredding Telecaster! I wasn´t expecting that it would sound better than the strat. But it does to my ears! Amazing

I bought a Tele (over 15 years ago) for some twang and found out in a big hurry that those things handle rock amazingly well. Way better than a Strat does, IMO. I miss that thing and someday I'll have one again.

Thank you for the crystal clear knowledge shared.

Great job! You are a fantastic player!

Having all 3 is the only way. If you can live with just one I guess your just missing the point. Playing on these guitars inspires completely different music. Maybe it's just the way they feel, but writing music it is a pleasure to play all 3. Each time I pick one up it makes me play in a different manor and I create differently from if nothing else just the feel. Love them all!

Really like the blues section. Would be great to have some tabs on that or maybe a guide.

Wow, this video went quick, I watch it till the end and it went so fast so quick. Time fly's they say. When something is really good and interesting you are sucked into it and forget about time. Most of your videos are of that level. I'm not a guitar player myself but I love your videos they are entertaining and educational.

Im a telecaster lover since the day i used to play guitar but LP clinched me a bit. I love them all. Nice content sir.

That shred on the tele is just soo unexpected and mindblowing

I’m a strat guy it’s been proven time and again how versatile it is and I love the smooth playability of the strat.

Excellent presentation, and I agree with everything. And MAN you can play! I often don't like shredding, but you do it in a very tasteful way!

I always enjoy watching, listening to be specific, someone that is more used to playing humbucker guitars pickup single coil instruments. They have this nice soft touch which allows the note to bloom.

I'm currently in the market for a cheap tele for recording purposes (I'm a bassist but am missing a guitar to lay down some tracks). I found the tele to be the most versatile for the genres I'm switching between (jazz, fusion, r&b, funk, rock). Like he said though, ultimately any guitar can be used for any genre and it comes down to your personal taste on sound and feel to find what is right for you.

Strat here. My first (and current) guitar, was a strat so I don't really have experience with les paul and tele but I feel like it's just more to do on a strat and it's more comfortable.

Nice comparison vlog dude 👍

Man, you sound great! That opening jam was epic! You give lessons?! Seriously!

Telecaster All the way for me..I fell in love with tele when i first saw toru kitajima play it as well as jonny greenwood and many of my favourite other artist. Idk....Its sound and the guitar as a whole sorta pulled me towards it and Im pretty happy that i would be getting a Tele soon😄😁

I have all three. They all have their place. The Strat is really smooth. The Tele is angular in your face (and so twangy) and the Gibson Les Paul is great for stuff like AC/DC but also blues. I find the Strat the most comfortable to play, but I have real soft spot for the telecaster. So today if I had to choose I would say the Telecaster.

Dude even your quick little demos slap. 🤣 I start grooving then the video goes on lol

I think the deep somehow metallic tone of the tele is perfect for many genres including jazz and blues, it may stand out as a country guitar but I've never used mine as such. The problem with rock though is the background noise of the single coil pickups, but man! you managed to get great harmonics with yours!

Teles are definitely the most versatile. I’ve got a early 60s Tele and it definitely outplays any les Paul or strat that I’ve played. I do think it sounds best for blues, not country, but that’s just my opinion, and it really works for anything.

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I've grown to really love the bridge on telecasters, I got a G&L, split coil humbucker in the neck, hot single coil on the bridge position, and I wired it so I can blend the two back and forth with a pot, ocean spray green color with gold hardware, I love the thing

This is the best thing/demonstration I’ve ever heard

I love the Tele in a grunge or alt-rock setting. I think it sounds awesome in drop and other alternative tunings with some fuzz. But it also sounds amazing with a super clean super clean amp with reverb, much in the style of Jeff Buckley.

They are all amazing. But finding the “right” pick up makes all the difference. Even though ex Tele pick up sounds of Tele, there are big difference in sound/tone depending on the pick up.

Great vid ,great playing dude

Very Good. Cheers!

I purchased a PRS CE24 off of one of you older videos and couldn't be happier, still want to getthe OG's here but after playing my PRS I don't think the others even compare.

I think the Tele is the most versatile guitar there is. As we saw, ironically, you can actually shred on a Tele. Plus, since both the Stairway and Hotel California solos were recorded on a Tele, it's clearly capable of being a lead guitar. Also, despite not having Humbuckers, you can still get some better than decent high gain chord tones. But there are some pretty unique sounds that you can really only get from a Tele. Everyone is trying to get some of those Strat and Tele specific tones using split coil and push pull pots, but it's just not the same. No man or woman should be forced to own only one guitar. But if that were a person's curse, they'd probably have to go with the Telecaster.

I'd be interested in hearing the Les Paul and the Strat on the country trial, but, respectfully, I feel the Paul is best for rock and roll and blues simply for the fact that it has more BALLS!. Great little video. Keep 'em coming.

Brilliant. I’ll take one of each, thanks

Well Done!

They're all great, but the Teli is the love of my life. The L.P. is crunchy, the Strat is smooth, the Telecaster is somehow both & something more.

I love the Strat, but with the HSS configuration, so in this way you can enjoy the best of both worlds in my opinion c:

Hello Tyler, firstly I would like to mention that I purchased a ticket for prs school and ask you if the lessons will be interactive. Will the viewers be able to ask questions? Also you could make a comparison video between jazzmaster, jaguar and acoustasonic for instance, something we see rarely on KZfaq. Keep up the good job!

Just love them all. ❤